The regulator for amateur radio activity in Norway is the Norwegian Communications Authority (NKOM) and on the 24th of November 2025, they announced restrictions on remote control of amateur radio stations.
They write... "Remote control of amateur radio station
Nkom has registered a growing interest in the use of remote control of amateur radio stations via the internet. This use is increasing in scope and users are constantly finding new "applications" for remote control of amateur radio stations. Nkom therefore sees the need to regulate this type of use.
To prevent abuse, it is proposed to ban remote control of amateur radio stations if the amateur radio operator is not physically located on the same land area, which is e.g. mainland Norway, Svalbard, Bjørnøya, Jan Mayen, Bouvet Island, Peter Is Øy or Norwegian land areas in Antarctica. This measure will help ensure fairness and integrity in amateur radio activities, and prevent anyone from exploiting the system for personal gain." (Via Google Translate)
There is a growing trend for expeditions to use remote operation where an operator can be anywhere in the world and then control a remote radio over the internet via something like Starlink.
This new proposal would seem to stop this type of operation for Norwegian territories.
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3 comments:
Why remote radio operation hurts so much them? Must be a certain lobby behind...
Remote from uninhabited islands should be limited with operator presence!
Fair enough. Remote in sofa it's easy for anyone. Get all the logistics to go somewhere, just few wants. There's nothing relate "remote radio operation" hurting anyone. If you have a farm and want to put you antenna stack there and use from your home at city, great. But don't tell me that drop a radio in the middle of Atlantic is fair.
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